Unlike most of Myanmar's regional museums, Mawlamyine's is actually worth a visit. It's dedicated to the Mon history of the region. The collection includes stelae with Mon inscriptions, 100-year-old wooden sculptures depicting old age and sickness (used as dhamma -teaching devices in monasteries), ceramics, silver betel boxes, royal funerary urns and Mon musical instruments, most of which are accompanied by English-language descriptions.
